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doc·tor / ˈdäktər/ • n. 1. a qualified practitioner of medicine; a physician. ∎ a qualified dentist or veterinary surgeon. ∎ inf. a person who gives advice or makes improvements: the script doctor rewrote the original. 2. (Doctor) a person who holds a doctorate: he was made a Doctor of Divinity. ∎ short for Doctor of the Church. ∎ archaic a teacher or learned person: the wisest doctor is graveled by the inquisitiveness of a child. 3. an artificial fishing fly. • v. [tr.] 1. change the content or appearance of (a document or picture) in order to deceive; falsify: the reports could have been doctored. ∎ alter the content of (a drink, food, or substance) by adding strong or harmful ingredients: he denied doctoring Stephen's drinks. ∎ Baseball tamper with (a ball) so as to affect its movement when pitched. 2. [usu. as n.] (doctoring) inf. treat (someone) medically: he contemplated giving up doctoring. PHRASES: be (just) what the doctor ordered inf. be very beneficial or desirable under the circumstances: a 2-0 victory is just what the doctor ordered.DERIVATIVES: doc·tor·ly adj. |
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"doctor." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "doctor." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-doctor.html "doctor." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-doctor.html |
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Doctor (dok-ter) n.
1. the title given to a recipient of a higher university degree than a Master's degree, usually a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil) degree. The degree Medicinae Doctor (MD) is awarded by some British universities as a research degree to those with a first degree in medicine. 2. a courtesy title given to a qualified medical practitioner, i.e. one who has been registered by the General Medical Council. |
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"Doctor." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Doctor." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-Doctor.html "Doctor." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-Doctor.html |
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doctor teacher; one highly proficient in a branch of learning or holding the highest university degree; spec. doctor of medicine, (hence) medical practitioner. XIV. — OF. doctour — L. doctor, -ōr-, teacher, f. doct-, pp. stem of docēre teach, causative corr. to discere learn (:- *di-dc-sc-).
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T. F. HOAD. "doctor." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "doctor." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-doctor.html T. F. HOAD. "doctor." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-doctor.html |
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doctor
•all-nighter, biter, blighter, fighter, igniter, inciter, indicter, inviter, lighter, mitre (US miter), overnighter, reciter, righter, sighter, smiter, writer
•shyster • rhymester • backbiter
•expediter • prizefighter • dogfighter
•bullfighter • gunfighter • lamplighter
•highlighter • downlighter
•moonlighter • uplighter • firelighter
•screenwriter • scriptwriter
•copywriter • signwriter • typewriter
•songwriter • ghostwriter
•underwriter
•blotter, cotta, cottar, dotter, gotta, hotter, jotter, knotter, otter, pelota, plotter, potter, ricotta, rotter, spotter, squatter, terracotta, totter, trotter
•crofter
•concocter, doctor, proctor
•Volta • prompter • wanter
•adopter, dioptre
•Costa, coster, defroster, foster, Gloucester, impostor, paternoster, roster
•lobster, mobster
•oxter • monster • songster
•witchdoctor • helicopter
•teleprompter • globetrotter
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"doctor." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "doctor." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-doctor.html "doctor." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-doctor.html |
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